Abstract

Caught in the act: An alkyl alkene Zr(IV) complex (see picture; Cp = C(5)H(5)) has been synthesized and characterized for the first time. The alkene bonding mode is highly asymmetric, and C2 is quite carbocationic. There is also evidence for rotation about the C1-C2 bond. This extremely unusual complex provides an exemplar of previously unknown intermediates in Ziegler-Natta and carbocationic polymerization reactions of alkenes.

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